HEMS – helicopter emergency medical services – omtales i dagligtale ofte som helikopter luftambulanse. Dagens operatør Norsk Luftambulanse helikopter AS opererer alle luftambulanse helikopterbaser i Norge. Denne masteroppgaven har operativ risiko i HEMS som tema. En datainnsamling ble foretatt via elektronisk spørreskjema til samtlige operative piloter og HEMS crew members (HCM) innen HEMS i Norge, ...

This dissertation investigates the strategic integration of Proof-of-Work(PoW)-based blockchains and ML models to improve transaction inclusion, and consequently molding transaction fees, for clients using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The research begins with an in-depth exploration of the Bitcoin fee market, focusing on the interdependence between users and miners, and the emergence of a fee ...

Experiments on the maintenance of postural stability on flat stationary support surfaces (quiet standing) that show only limited modes of the potential configurations of balance stability have dominated investigations of balance in quiet upright standing. Recent studies have revealed coordination properties of the whole body in maintaining dynamic postural stability with the application of moving ...

Methane, a high potential greenhouse gas, travels as a fluid and releases as a gas in large quantities from the seafloor. This seepage impacts marine ecosystems and in specific cases, it has potential to reach the atmosphere, and therefore affect the climate. Gas seepage is documented worldwide, but there are still large unknowns regarding seepage dynamics, faulting/fracturing of the sediments and ...

Dataangrep er en økende trussel blant organisasjoner og virksomheter i Norge. Et ekstra element i dette er at trusselen er vanskelig å se og forstå for aktører som ikke er utdannet eller har kompetanse på det tekniske fagfeltet. Problemstillingen for denne studien tar for seg hva som er viktig for at offentlige organisasjoner skal kunne forstå og formidle omstendighetene under et dataangrep. Studien ...

Xanthines such as caffeine and theobromine are among the most consumed psychoactive stimulants in the world, either as natural components of cofee, tea and chocolate, or as added ingredients. The present study assessed if xanthines affect liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC). Cultured primary rat LSEC were challenged with xanthines at concentrations typically obtained from normal consumption of ...

The sea area around the Orkney archipelago, Scotland is subjected to substantial maritime shipping activities. By contract, the Svalbard archipelago, Norway currently has a rather low marine traffic profile. Future projections, however, indicate that the Trans-Arctic route might change the whole transportation picture and Svalbard may be at the centre of maritime activities. Both archipelagos ...

In this paper, we investigate overdetermined systems of scalar PDEs on the plane with one common characteristic, whose general solution depends on one function of one variable. We describe linearization of such systems and their integration via Laplace transformation, relating this to Lie's integration theorem and formal theory of PDEs.

<p>Nudge principles and techniques are significant in communications, marketing, and groups’ motivation to improve personal health, wealth, and well-being. We make numerous decisions in online situations. People’s health and well-being have garnered widespread interest and concern in this wearable’s age. Smart nudging is defined as “digital nudging, where the guidance of user behavior is tailored ...

A client-side approach brings great opportunities for flexible personalization of timed media experiences. This, turns it into a challenge of UX development. However, UX development does not support time-driven rendering or shared interactivity, which are required by media related scenarios. Moreover, UX development is already quite complicated, so adding support for timed rendering and shared ...